District 9, Düsseldorf

District 9 (German: Stadtbezirk 9) is a southern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 36,59 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has approximately 89,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous district after District 3.[2]

For other uses, see District 9.
Stadtbezirk 9
District of Düsseldorf
Location of District 9 shown in red
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
City Düsseldorf
Area
 • Total36.59 km2 (14.13 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009[1])
 • Total89,163
 • Density2,437/km2 (6,310/sq mi)
St. Hubertus in Itter
Schloss Mickeln in Himmelgeist

The district borders Düsseldorf Districts 3 and 8 to the north, and 10 to the south. To the east and west the district borders the rural districts of Kreis Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.

Subdivisions

District 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km²
091Düsseldorf-Benrath15,8315,902,683
092Düsseldorf-Hassels17,5384,503,897
093Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist1,3024,46292
094Düsseldorf-Holthausen11,8465,302,235
095Düsseldorf-Itter1,7172,61658
096Düsseldorf-Reisholz3,6041,782,025
097Düsseldorf-Urdenbach10,4907,641,373
098Düsseldorf-Wersten26,7884,386,116
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (in German)

Places of interest

Landmarks

Parks and open spaces
  • Benrather Wald
  • Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University
  • Freizeitpark Niederheid
  • Hasseler Forst
  • Himmelgeister Rheinbogen
  • Park Elbroich
  • Schlosspark Benrath
  • Südpark
  • Urdenbacher Kämpe

Transportation

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[3] Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228.

See also

References
  1. Stadtbezirk 9 Archived June 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 2009 (in German)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110109045547/http://www.duesseldorf.de/statistik/stadtforschung/duesseldorf_in_zahlen/index.shtml
  3. Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr


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